November 2027 Grand Sumo Tournament (Kyushu Basho)

🚉 Nearest stations

• Nishitetsu bus stop "Kokusai Center / Sun Palace-mae"
  🚶 about 1 min walk

  The stop for bus No. 99 from Hakata Station and No. 80 from Tenjin

• Nishitetsu bus stop "Hakata Futo Iriguchi"
  🚶 about 3 min walk

  The stop for buses No. 90 and No. 25 from Tenjin

• Gofukumachi Station (Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line)
  🚶 about 12 min walk

✈️ From airports and major stations

1. Fukuoka Airport

   Take the Subway Kuko Line, directly connected to the Domestic Terminal, to Hakata Station (from the International Terminal, first take the free shuttle bus to the Domestic Terminal). From Hakata Station, catch the bus as described under "Hakata Station" below.

   ⏱ Airport to Hakata Station: about 5 min by subway (the shuttle bus from the International Terminal takes about 10 min)

2. Hakata Station (Shinkansen, JR)

   From stop F at "Fukuoka Center Building-mae," take Nishitetsu bus No. 99 (bound for Hakata Futo) and get off at "Kokusai Center / Sun Palace-mae," or take No. 88 (bound for Chuo Futo) and get off at "Kokusai Kaigijo / Sun Palace-mae."

3. Tenjin

   From stop 2A at "Tenjin Solaria Stage-mae," take Nishitetsu bus No. 80 (bound for Chuo Futo) and get off at "Kokusai Center / Sun Palace-mae." If you take No. 90 (bound for Hakata Futo) or No. 25, get off at "Hakata Futo Iriguchi" and walk.

4. Nakasu / Gofukumachi area

   You can walk from Gofukumachi Station on the Subway Hakozaki Line.

   ⏱ about 12 min walk from Gofukumachi Station

💳 IC transit cards

Nishitetsu buses and the Fukuoka City Subway accept nimoca, SUGOCA and Hayakaken, as well as IC transit cards from all over Japan such as Suica and PASMO. On buses, tap your card both when you get on and when you get off.